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The infamous Sopwith Camel...piloted by Ace

 

 


Aeronette Aviation History

Local Aviation History:
Menominee, MI and Marinette, WI


Clifford DeGaynor, Sr. ("Grandpa")
Menominee, MI early 1900's

 Cliff DeGaynor's "pusher-type" plane...hand built by..."Grandpa..."

Pic from an article (page 40) by local writer/historian
Howard Emich's Centennial History of
Marinette/Menominee 1987
Click here for the article

 

Like Grandfather... like grandson?
Take a look at (grandson) Scott DeGaynor's BD-4

 

Former Menominee, MI resident
Alfred Sporrer inducted into the
Illinois Aviation Hall of Fame

 

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A view of the 21st century, from the end of the 19th century!
Check out these "Victorian illustrated trade cards"
Pics of various flying contraptions as envisioned by those
"Futurists" from 1899. (Takes time to load...lots of neat pics.)

 

 

 

Actually fly the Wright Brothers plane...requires shockwave...

1903 Wright Flyer Simulation
You can actually fly it!

 

 

You have to see/read this...put's it all into perspective...

The First Flight - 1903
The Wright Brothers - The Fathers of Aviation?

 

Flights of Inspiration

 

ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT
The Father of Aviation?

 

What is the definition of Aviation?

According to Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: avi·a·tion
Pronunciation:
"A-vE-'A-sh&n, "a-
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French, from Latin avis
Date: 1866
1 : the operation of heavier-than-air aircraft

 

World Flight 97
Amelia Earhart / Linda Finch
She did it too...click here to get the whole story on CNN

 

 

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